The 20-season club: These 21 players are the NFL’s true iron men

When Drew Brees plays his first game in 2020, he’ll join a small club of players who have logged 20 seasons in the NFL. To date, just 21 men have reached that exclusive mark of longevity. It’s an interesting mix of kickers and quarterbacks, Hall of …

Jim Marshall: 20 seasons

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A member of Minnesota’s feared “Purple People Eaters,” Marshall was one of 11 Vikings to play in all four of the team’s Super Bowl appearances. Marshall also started 270 straight games (it was his record that Favre broke) and is the owner of perhaps the greatest NFL blooper — his wrong-way run against the Niners that resulted in a safety for San Francisco.

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